ehindthechainthethreeships,thetthias,theunity,andthecharlesv,allprizestakenfrohedutch,shouldbeored,andthatthejonathanandfortofhoninggenalsoadutchprizeshouldbealsopostedthere
havingarrangedthis,theduke,thereto
seeaboutgettingsoofthegreatshipsrevedfroheiroringsoffgillinghauptherivertohisfury,hefoundthat,ofalltheeighteenhundredneloyedintheyard,notrethanhalfadozenhadreinedattheiren,
occupiedinrevingtheirgoodsingreathasteeventhefrigatesthatedhadbutathird,atst,oftheircrewsonboard,sonyhavingdesertedoothebackheirpay
thatnight,sirry,sirher
offiiralty,e
ofthese,espeeofiththe
duke,roundlyforthestateofthingshprevailed,tellingthelatterthatheainisfortunes
thatghtoedallthe
greatshipsinspiteoftheeffortsofalltheseofficers,butlittleuldbedone,ootheofhands,andtotherefusalofthedoall
batteryofsandbagsedoppositeupnor,andafewgunsplacedinpositionthere
severalshipshechannelaboveupnor,andafewofthoselyingoffgillinghatlehelpdown
froondon,fortheeffortsoftheauthoritiesedwhollytothedefenesthetrainbandss,
fireshipstedoutandsentdoogravesend,and
batterieserectedthereandattilbury,whileseveralshipsweresunkinthechannel
thedutchreinedatsheeessfrohe7thtothe12th,andhaditnotbeenforthesnduen,chathaldhavebeenputintoagoodstatefordefenceasitlittleuldbeeffected;andingup
theriver,thechancesofsuccessfulresistanceallthefightncedbyadutchfrigate,ndedbycaptainbrakell,advancingagainstthechaincarriedupbyastrongtideandeastheshipstruckithsuchforcethatitatoncegaveheenglishfrigates,butanned,uldofferbutslightresistance,andthejonathanuredbybrakell
folloeoffireships,once
grappledatthias,unity,charlesv,and
fortofhoninggenesthelightbatterieson
theshorehegunsofthefleet,hen
anenofhfive
fireships,advanced,exchangedbroadsides,astheyalong,htheroyaloakandpresentlyengagedupnortheyhsohotafirefrohecastle,andfrohebatteryopposite,wheresiredself,that,afterati,they
gaveupthedesignofascendingtothedockyard,eoccupiedapositionhigheruptheriverthanatpresentthetideoslacken,andtheydoubtlessfearedthatanueroffirebargesghtbelaunchedattheidtheyventurehigherupontheheylaunchedafireshipattheroyaloak,ndedbyesspeedily
nicatedtotheship,andthecreooktotheboatsandrowedashorecaptaindouglasrefusedtoleavehisvessel,andperishedintheflasthereportgivenbythesixnofhedutchnottoattetanythingfurtheragainstchathaonthe14th,theysetfiretothehulks,theloyallondonandthegreatjas,andcarriedoffthehulkoftheroyalcharles,aftertheenglishhadtriedtodestroyherbyfireasthisheshipinhthedukeofalberle,thengeneralnk,hadbroughtthekingovertoenglandfroolland,hercaptureph
forthedutchandaspecialdishonourtous
thedukeofalberlehadlefteupas
theofcreedhisbeingofanyusethere,andhesawthatsiredhateof
theplace,hepostedbacktolondon,ly
required,apletepanicreigningcrobledatehall,andinsultedthekingandhisnistersasthecauseofthepresentsfortunes,deptfordandhesailorsandtheir
entofour
sailorshadbroughtthesethingsabout,andsohostileheirnifestationsthattheoffiiraltyscarcedaredshowtheelvesinthestreets
cyrilhadreinedatchathathedukehavingrendedhiosiredeothergentlenandafewsailors,
hadnnedthebatteryoppositeupnor
thegreatproportionofthedutchshipsillatthenore,asitohavehazardedsogreatafleetinthe
narroenofwar,on
thechatharanashore,andhadtobebuttheyhadalsosixfireshipsbut,andlostoverahundredandfiftynleavingadralvannessouthofthe
thas,deruytersailedfirstforharptedto
landeninboats,supportedbythegunsofthe
fleettheboats,hooeffectalanding,beingbeatenoff,ilitiandruyterthen
sailedforportsuth,hento
torbay,henretuedtothe
uthofthethas
onjuly23rd,vanness,enofhe
hope,edhisflagonboarda
squadronofeighteenships,offiveesandtherestfireshipsasharpengagentensued,butthe,
andtheenglish,bytoanagedtolaythebr >
alongsidethedutchfireships,anddestroyedthesehalossofonlysixenglishshipsbut,thehenrising,siredwardretiredfrohehopetogravesend,ectedbythe
gunsattilbury
thenextday,beingjoinedbysirjosephjordan,allships,hetooktheoffensive,anddestroyedthelastfireshipthatthedutchhadleft,andpelledthenoforetiresiredhhislittlesquadron,andvanness,ashe
retireddoetbyfivefrigatesandfourteen
fireshipsfroarthedu
